Michael Cicconetti, a municipal court judge in the little (population about 18,000) town of Painesville, OH, has built a national reputation for handing down unorthodox sentences, and last week he added to his growing legend.
Editorial
O One Day at a Time
In celebrity news that will make your skin crawl off your body and down the street to the nearest bar, pop starlet Rihanna tweeted her love and prayers to the former boyfriend who beat her senseless and threatened to murder her—umm, that would be Chris Brown. The R&B singer is still on probation for the […]
Bankster Ethics
In its last session, the Oregon Legislature – faced with more than 120,000 Oregon homeowners being “underwater” on their mortgages – came up with a good idea for helping them keep their homes. It passed a bill requiring lenders to enter into mediation with borrowers who were at risk of foreclosure and try to work […]

